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So.....just huck it?

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Chilly.
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So I've had a trampoline most of my life and I did diving in high school. At this point I have a lot of tricks on lock and am very comfortable in the air but I am just now starting to bring it all to snow...I can do backies and lincolns but those are pretty basic flips and I am looking to try some corks and rodeos.

So where do most people go at this point? Should I be throwing into an airbag/foam pit or just go for it on the real jumps? I am still getting used to the weight of my skis when I'm flipping any advice is greatly appreciated!
Mar 3 2012 2:07AM
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Stose
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If you have the chance, an airbag is a great way to learn tricks. Backflips and lincolns you can pretty much just go for it. But learning corks i wouldnt have the just huck it attitude. You do need air awareness
Mar 3 2012 2:20AM
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Ian.D
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You just gotta go for it man, visualize it in you head and send it. Can't wait for an airbag to try every new trick
Mar 3 2012 2:31AM
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DR.SHRED
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yeah just huck it. shit dont hurt
Mar 3 2012 3:14AM
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Lapander
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I only look for days when landings are ''soft'' and then go and try new shit.
I don't have access to airbag or anything else, that's my only solution for learning, it's pretty much the same as on tramp, but you need to pop and huck harder. Well anyways that's how I learned.
Mar 3 2012 9:22AM
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@tlas
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for cork just get them with a hand drag first, once you feel good with those loose the hand drag- its the same thing pretty much
Mar 3 2012 9:27AM
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lord-steezus
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Same here, but i dont even have a tramp.
Mar 3 2012 9:27AM
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NotGhood
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Well I'm a fuckin pussy so I never go for anything...
Mar 3 2012 9:43AM
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Lucas
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Of you can throw it on a tramp you can throw it on snow.
Mar 3 2012 10:50AM
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rareison
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When in trouble huck for double
Mar 3 2012 10:56AM
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heFF
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spring slush..huck your new tricks best way to learn if you don't have water ramp or airbag
Mar 3 2012 11:10AM
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Drail
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yeah, just go for it. you've already got your air awareness, as long as you commit, you'll get it near (if not to) you feet.

can't learn unless you try.
Mar 3 2012 11:17AM
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Drail
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yeah, just go for it. you've already got your air awareness, as long as you commit, you'll get it near (if not to) you feet.

can't learn unless you try.
Mar 3 2012 11:17AM
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cwillygood
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I never had the chance to throw it into a bag....just gotta go for most of it...but be smart about it
Mar 3 2012 11:22AM
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Nikkekoivisto
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I feel you bro.
Mar 3 2012 11:55AM
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Slowbro
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don't just huck it. Tried a backflip on skis before I tried one on tramp. Ate shit hardcore and broke my arm in one place and my wrist in another, or something like that. I can do them on both now but it is definitely better to do them on tramp first.
Mar 3 2012 6:44PM
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Slowbro
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I mean don't just huck anything on skis, make sure you know how to do it first.
Mar 3 2012 6:44PM
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Lapander
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If you don't huck it, then fuck it..
Mar 5 2012 1:31PM
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Jibasaurus
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Tramp to WaterRamp to Airbag is the safest route imo
Mar 5 2012 1:53PM
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lord-steezus
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So you jump in to water
with ski boots on
and skis.
dont your boots get soaked? and wouldnt that be bad for them?

(noob quesiton, i know)
Mar 7 2012 8:48PM
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Forcillo
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Use shit skis/boots
Mar 7 2012 9:00PM
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whipple
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+ K
Mar 7 2012 9:31PM
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wreck.yoself
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If you want to try corks just start carving off the lip a bit so you get the feeling of being sideways in the air, then carve and huck harder as you get more comfortable
Mar 7 2012 10:13PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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If you can Lincoln and backie go for rodeo but corks are weird to do
Mar 7 2012 11:05PM
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BasedDogSteeez
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lead with your head, and dont get scared.
Mar 8 2012 12:00AM
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Schmaelzle
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That's not really how it works, chief. Tramp is good for air awareness, but it doesn't apply directly to snow. A cork 7 on tramp is not at all like a cork 7 on snow; ditto rodeos etcetcetc. Good for familiarity and getting comfortable, but if you want to learn something on snow, you need to do it on snow (or water, if you're lucky).

If you want to do corks and rodeos and whatnot, start with your basic spins... if you can get good 7's, preferably both ways and switch, you can do pretty much anything with time and practice.

tl;dr learn solid 7s, then do corks. Corks are not a trick you want to huck, they are a trick you want to do from a solid 720.


Rodeos: start with flat 360... do a lincoln, then make it more and more like a backflip. That's basically your flat 3. Then 180 out of your flat 3; that's your basic rodeo. Once you get comfortable with that, you can start setting for 5 instead of setting for 3 and spinning to 5.

tl;dr: do flat 3s, then do rodeos. flat 3's/rodeos are a trick you have to huck, preferably in to soft snow/powder/water/airbag.
Mar 8 2012 12:17AM
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Parks.
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i agreee
Mar 8 2012 12:26AM
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